Magnet of Doom

Magnet of Doom

1963 · 102 min · FR · 6.3 (54 votes)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville · Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Vanel, Michèle Mercier, Stefania Sandrelli, Malvina Silberberg, Barbara Sommers · Music Georges Delerue
AdventureCrimeDrama

Young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been implicated in a high-profile fraud.

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A smoky, existential journey through mid-century America. This film feels like a lonely cigarette break on a long, uncertain road, steeped in the shadows of past mistakes and the gnawing fear of what's next.

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